grabë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to scratch, dig”). Akin to Old High German grab (“grave”), Old Saxon graf, Proto-Slavic *grobъ (“grave”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrab(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: gra‧bë, grabë

Noun

grabë f (plural graba, definite graba, definite plural grabat)

  1. erosion, hollowing out

Declension
Declension of grabë
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative grabë graba graba grabat
accusative grabën
dative grabe grabave grabës grabavet
ablative grabash

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “grabë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
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